Run, Spot, Run: The Ethics of Keeping Pets

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2016

An exploration of the ambiguous ethics at the heart of the relationships between humans and the animals with whom they share their lives. Through anecdote and scientifically informed analyses of animal behavior, this work examines questions of whether keeping pets is, in and of itself, ethical, which species are better suited to the relationship and how pet keeping should be conducted to optimize the experience of the animal.

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